Author: Claudia Connor

Genre: Contemporary Romance

When ER nurse Nora Sellers is hurt in a hospital scuffle, firefighter Zach Walker blames himself. Blaming himself is nothing new. He’s been blaming himself for years for the trauma his baby sister endured as a teenager. Though with his happy–go–lucky attitude no one would know it. He’s good at his job, he’s a good brother, and a good friend, but Zach decided long ago he wasn’t husband and father material. 


Even so, when Zach learns Nora is a single mother with a house that needs his help, he can’t walk away. After a few days with Nora and her ten month old son, he knows he doesn’t want to. 


But Nora’s wary. She learned at a young age that the only person she can count on is herself. Now with a baby, a job, and a fixer–upper house, the last thing Nora wants is a sexy firefighter, making her heart flutter. But Zach is more than what he seems, and the more she gets to know him the harder he is to resist. 


She’s been brave all her life. Can she be brave one more time and take a chance of a lifetime with her heart?


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4.5 ‘Living More Than The Moment’ Stars

Awww…. Nobody does ‘single mom/broken hero’ quite like Claudia Connor… No one! Waiting For You proves just that, and is right up there with my all time single mom book, Worth The Fall. Heart pulling emotional, incredibly sweet and sexy and oh so realistic in ALL THE FEELS of its characters, that it transports us right to their world. And what a world it is with the likes of these Walker/McKinney men!!! 

Zack, Nora and little Will completely and utterly stole my heart, both of them thought themselves broken – and maybe they were indeed – but that just made them the perfect match in every way. The three of them couldn’t have been more PERFECT together. A true family.

Who doesn’t love to see the big strong man, that thinks himself broken beyond repair, and with no hope for a future, fall for not only the single mom, but the little one just as much?! Ms. Connor gives us just that in the best of ways, she indeed writes this trope in the most perfect and naturally seeming manner, – case in point, the first of The McKinney Brothers series , Worth the Fall. Matt… Swoon….. – leaving us feeling every single of these characters emotions, hopes and desires. Truly a gift! And getting to see my fav Matt McKinney, and the rest of the Walker/McKinney gang as cameo, it just made it even better! I can’t wait to see the rest of the Walker, specially Luke, fall!! Counting down the days now… 😉 <3 <3 <3 <3 <3

“I’ve wanted you since the first day I saw you. Every day since.”

I love you so much there’s no room for fear.

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WORTH THE WAIT (McKinney/Walker #1)

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Author: Lani Lynn Vale

Genre: Romantic Suspense

Photographer: FuriousFotog

Model:Quinn Biddle Model

Cover Design: Cover Me Darling LLC

Release Date: March 19th, 2019

He is the one that never looks her way.

He is handsome and strong.

He is rough around the edges and mean.

He is everything she’s ever wanted.

He doesn’t even know she exists.

Her life is a joke.

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She doesn’t step on cracks in the sidewalk.

She laughs at inappropriate times.

She talks when she shouldn’t.

She is clumsy and trips on air.

She is finally on his radar.

God help her now.

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3.5 ‘ No longer Invisible’ Stars

 

A brand new Lani Lynn Vale series, woohooooo!!! Hissy Fit was much more than Ezra and Raleigh’s captivating story, it’s the introduction of SO MANY enticing characters and stories in this new LLV world of Gun Barrel, Texas!

It really was quite a introduction to this new series, the town beloved ‘hero’, ex-player turned coach falling for the town ‘reject’, the shy and clumsy girl that had always had harbored the biggest of crushes towards him, but he never saw, who was always invisible to him. Until one day she wasn’t anymore…

In typical Lani Lynn Vale fashion, the story sucked me in from minute one, and I kept flipping pages and getting lost in this new and enticing new world that is that of The Southern Gentleman. The always fast paced storyline, the funny – more like hilarious, lol – moments, the emotional scenes and the sexy times all were spot on as usual, there was just a couple of elements, personal pet peeves of mine, that I really wish it weren’t has focused upon as they were, mainly Raleigh’s constant and non stop comments and thoughts of just how much she had crushing (more like obsessed it seemed, lol) over Ezra, speaking of him in a God like quality, and how she never even saw another man for her since they were kids. It was just too much, specially considering how invisible she truly was to him – which hurt most and seemed unbelievable considering the small town and her ever presence in his whole life, from school, to college to them working in the same place for the last five years – and how she had to witness him through all these years going through many women, pointing home just how unnoticeable she was UNTIL recently, when she literally crashes into him. Took her time, but she definitely left a forever lasting impression, lol!

Nonetheless, after Ezra FINALLY noticed her, he was all about her, completely smitten, and it’s always amazing to see the tough ones fall. And like always, I devoured this book and absolutely loved the small town and school setting. Raleigh and Ezra’s interactions with their students were in my opinion beautifully portrait, and I can’t wait to see it again with Flint and Camry in Lord Have Mercy. I’ll be counting down the days until next month!!! <3 <3 <3 <3

“I love you, Raleigh,” I told her. “I love you like a quarterback loves the feel of the laces between his fingers. Like a baseball player loves the feel of an old, worn glove that he’s put thousands of hours into. Like the goddamn sun and the moon. You’re it for me. You’ll be my wife one day. You’ll have my kids. You’ll grow old with me and drink sweet tea on our front porch with me. You’ll be mine, and we’ll die within a week of each other because neither one of us will be able to stand to be here without the other.”

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LORD HAVE MERCY (The Souther Gentleman #2)

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Lani Lynn Vale is a USA Today Bestselling Author of over thirty titles.  She is married with three children, two dogs, two cats, a donkey, and a couple (a couple also meaning over twenty) chickens.

When she’s not writing, you can find her curled up in her favorite chair reading.

Lani is married with three children, and lives in the Great State of Texas.

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HEAT STROKE

Series:  Beach Kingdom #2

Author: Tessa Bailey

Genre: Contemporary Romance

Release Date: March 18th, 2019

Marcus “Diesel” O’Shaughnessy is a brash, oversized CrossFit enthusiast with a naked lady tattooed on his rippling forearm. Jamie Prince is a private school teacher with an extremely low tolerance for bullshit. The two men have zero in common. Well, except for three things. 

They’re both moonlighting as lifeguards for the summer. 
No matter how hard they try, they cannot stay away from each other. 
And both of them have secrets they’re determined to keep. 

But what happens in the shadows of the Long Beach boardwalk can only remain hidden for so long, before the July sunshine reveals the hot, unrelenting connection they never expected, forcing Marcus and Jamie to decide if they’re simply caught up in a temporary heat stroke or if they’ve found something worth rescuing…

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5 ‘You’re mine’ Stars

HOT DAMNNNNN!!! There’s ‘hot’ and then there is ‘Tessa Bailey HOT’, aka scorching, relief needed level of steaminess! Add to that already ‘one click quality’, deeply raw emotions that make your heart hurt and soar along with the characters, an insanely addictive banter and one of the most likable characters I’ve have EVER read, and you have the masterpiece, ‘one click must’ HEAT STROKE! Yep, Jamie and Marcus’ story deserves ALL the stars, and became one of my all time fav reads: TOP FAV!!! 

Ms. Bailey was already my queen of dirty talkers, therefore an auto read for me, but this book… WOW, just wow! Even though not being an avid MM reader, I’ve been counting down the days for this book, first because I’ve been dying for these two’s story since the first book of the series, and second because I can not resist TB’s brilliant writing. Already imagining liking even before actually starting, I did not expect this level of LOVE tale, seriously SOULMATE deep – yes, not unusual with Ms. Bailey, but for me, wow, this was taking MM to a whole new level, because I truly felt it was not about sexual gender, but soul coupling! – , that’s how it felt with Jamie and Marcus’ love.

Such different souls and characters, but so, so well match, I could not believe, they both tried to resist, but this level of connection couldn’t be ignored. Both Jamie and Marcus were incredible characters, and of course I adored seeing again other Prince brothers and their match, but Marcus… He stole the show for me. The rawness of his feelings, the conflict of his emotions, the struggle both emotional and physical were so stellarly accounted and exposed, I. FELT. EVERYTHING!!! And loved every word of it! 

I will not say much more, because I truly believe this beautiful  and unique love story should be experienced to the fullest and without much prior unveiling, because the surprise of the events and reactions is half the experience. Heat Stroke, will on doubt leave you hot and bothered – it is a Tessa Bailey’s, after all, lol, so unparalleled hotness -, emotionally touched and on cloud nine with Jamie and Marcus HEA after their bumpy journey. They so deserved this HEA, and the conclusion was spot on! Ms. Bailey outdid herself again, so now I am even more anxious and psyched to have Andrew and Jiya’s story!!! <3 <3 <3 <3 <3

My heart doesn’t care if he’s a man or a woman, he’s just Jamie.”

 

“I was going to say you can keep my heart in a cage. But the truth is, I think it was in a cage before. Before I let myself love you,” Jamie said, his throat working. “You turned the key and let it out. Now it feels…like it has so much more room to beat. Like it could keep growing forever because you’re around to fill it up.”

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MOUTH TO MOUTH ( Beach Kingdom #1)

Mouth to Mouth, which will be on sale for 99 cents during the week of March 11^th-March 17^th leading up to the release of Heat Stroke.

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Tessa Bailey is originally from Carlsbad, California. The day after high school graduation, she packed her yearbook, ripped jeans and laptop, driving cross-country to New York City in under four days.

Her most valuable life experiences were learned thereafter while waitressing at K-Dees, a Manhattan pub owned by her uncle. Inside those four walls, she met her husband, best friend and discovered the magic of classic rock, managing to put herself through Kingsborough Community College and the English program at Pace University at the same time. Several stunted attempts to enter the work force as a journalist followed, but romance writing continued to demand her attention.

She now lives in Long Island, New York with her husband of ten years and six-year-old daughter. Although she is severely sleep-deprived, she is incredibly happy to be living her dream of writing about people falling in love.

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SOARING WITH FALLON

Series: Big Sky #4

Author: Kristen Proby

Genre: Contemporary Romance

Love takes flight in this special story about finding home, acceptance, and love…

Soaring With Fallon, from New York Times and USA Today bestselling author Kristen Proby is now LIVE!

Fallon McCarthy has climbed the corporate ladder. She’s had the office with the view, the staff, and the plaque on her door. The unexpected loss of her grandmother taught her that there’s more to life than meetings and conference calls, so she quit, and is happy to be a nomad, checking off items on her bucket list as she takes jobs teaching yoga in each place she lands in. She’s happy being free, and has no interest in being tied down.

When Noah King gets the call that an eagle has been injured, he’s not expecting to find a beautiful stranger standing vigil when he arrives. Rehabilitating birds of prey is Noah’s passion, it’s what he lives for, and he doesn’t have time for a nosy woman who’s suddenly taken an interest in Spread Your Wings sanctuary.

But Fallon’s gentle nature, and the way she makes him laugh, and feel again draws him in. When it comes time for Fallon to move on, will Noah’s love be enough for her to stay, or will he have to find the strength to let her fly?

The Kristen Proby Crossover Collection features a new novel by Kristen Proby and by six of her favorite writers!

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5 ‘I Found My Place, and I Found My Person’ Stars

WOW, just WOW! Soaring With Fallon’s uncomplicated and ‘real life’ like, emotionally charged and passionately enrapturing love story transformed this already fantastic small town romance that I loved, in not only my favorite installment of the spin off series, but one of my all time favorite small town romances. Noah and Fallon were extraordinary characters, complex yet so relatable, and all the cameos from the previous books just made this book PERFECT!  <3 <3 <3 <3

Full review to follow….

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Kristen was born and raised in a small resort town in her beloved Montana. In her mid-twenties, she decided to stretch her wings and move to the Pacific Northwest, where she made her home for more than a dozen years.

During that time, Kristen wrote many romance novels and joined organizations such as RWA and other small writing groups. She spent countless hours in workshops, and more mornings than she can count up before the dawn so she could write before going to work. She submitted many manuscripts to agents and editors alike, but was always told no. In the summer of 2012, the self-publishing scene was new and thriving, and Kristen had one goal: to publish just one book. It was something she longed to cross off of her bucket list.

Not only did she publish one book, she’s since published close to thirty titles, many of which have hit the USA Today, New York Times and Wall Street Journal Bestsellers lists. She continues to self publish, best known for her With Me In Seattle and Boudreaux series, and is also proud to work with William Morrow, a division of HarperCollins, with the Fusion Series.

Kristen and her husband, John, make their home in her hometown of Whitefish, Montana with their two pugs and two cats.

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